I don't think he took steps at all. I think it was an irrational decision based on his pain and devastation. This is evidenced, for me at least, by the fact that he goes without confirming what he thinks has happened.

The Dark Knight wrote:For me, I plan to use all of SM's writtings on the forums here in the Lex. Whether it's an Out take on her website or the correspondence on the lex...my favorite are the extend prom scene on SM web-site

That is one of my favorite out takes too. I wish it had made into the book.

I wish it had made the movie...talk about having some fun with things...way better than any of the other BS CH put in...garden burger, whatever...and don't get me started on the no Meadow Scene...blowing a fuse now, must reboot hard drive... system failure, where's that smoke coming from...blue screen of death...

It's getting really old with everyone comparing the movie to the book--they had a minimum budget, had to hire a director within that little budget. Not only do even major budgeted movies not live up to the books, but not practically independent films. Time to move on from that criticism.

I look at it this way if you can use other referance and I know that the movie script could have been done better and left out a lot of scenery and did more of the story it would have been much better. Hardwick kept doing shots of scenery and I think that was the biggest mistake she made. There could have been dialog in those scenes but there wasn't so to me it was a waste of film and try to incumbus the book as well. That is just my opinion